July 2026

The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a nationwide class action lawsuit against e-cigarette maker JUUL Labs Inc. and associated company Altria Group Inc. Two representative plaintiffs in the case, Owen Mann-Campbell and Robert Osborn, allege the companies deceptively marketed their product as a safe alternative to smoking and “conspired together to addict a new generation […]

An online survey is open to help the City of Maple Ridge to better understand, protect, and monitor biodiversity. The city wants public input on what places, ecosystems, and species matter to residents of Maple Ridge, and what areas they thing the city should protect or restore. “Biodiversity is everywhere – until it’s not. It

B.C.’s liquor regulator has ordered a Langley pub to pay a $7,000 fine after it was accused of accepting thousands of dollars to promote a specific brand of beer in 2024 and 2025. According to a recent ruling by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB), the Rendezvous Pub in Langley City allegedly signed a

B.C. has given the go-ahead for a first-of-its-kind dedicated ash scattering site to be created at the Fraser Viewpoint on Tilbury Island in Delta. “This site will provide a place for people to gather, respect the wishes of their loved ones and carry out meaningful cultural and spiritual traditions in the communities they call home,”

A Grand Forks man has been found not guilty of aggravated assault in connection with an altercation at the Beaver Valley Arena during a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff game in 2025. Judge Rob Brown acquitted Glenn Holbrook on Wednesday, July 15, in Rossland Provincial Court following a trial that began in March and